Ice Cream Cake Frosting Recipes You Need in Your Life, Right Now

Frosting, besides being a part of decoration, adds to the flavor of the dessert. If you're looking for some delicious cake frosting recipes, then you are at the right place. Tastessence brings together the recipes for making different types of ice cream cake frosting.

Tastessence Staff

Last Updated: Feb 14, 2018

Ice creams and cakes surely come in the top favorite food list of most people. Hence, what will be a better idea than combining these two things and coming up with an ice cream cake. The concept of this cake was initiated from the dessert that was made with the combination of cookies and ice cream, which are known as trifles. This delicacy, which has layering of cakes and ice creams, is a popular form of birthday as well as wedding cake among people in the US. Frosting comes in various forms, and though they are not very elaborate, they are surely one of the best attractions of the cake. Hence, let us take a look at some good frosting recipes.

Making the Frosting

The flavor of the ice cream and the cake should blend well with each other to make a good cake. For instance, if you are using a chocolate cake, the ice creams that will go with it perfectly will be chocolate as well as vanilla. If you are using a white cake mix to make the cake, it will be great to use vanilla ice cream mixed with Oreo as the filling. Likewise, if you want to get a Hawaiian flavor, you can make a cake with the combination of sponge cake and caramel ice cream with nuts and coconut. Once your cake is baked and frozen, it is time to dress it with the frosting. There are actually a variety of frosting recipes that will go well with such cakes. Some of the recipes for ice cream cake frosting are mentioned below.

Recipe #1

Ingredients

Egg whites, 2

Sugar, 1½ cup

Vanilla, ½ teaspoon

Water, ½ cup

Directions✦ In a saucepan, take water and sugar and place it on the flame to boil. While the saucepan is on the stove, remember to stir the sugar for some time as there are chances that the sugar may adhere to the saucepan.✦ Heat the solution in a low to medium temperature and bring it to a boiling point without stirring.✦ When this is done, break the egg whites in a bowl and pour sugar syrup to it. Beat the mixture with a spoon till it achieves the consistency where it becomes easy to spread the mixture.✦ Add vanilla to this mixture and stir till it blends completely.✦ Now, it's time to spread the frosting on the cake. Pour the mixture over the cake and spread with the back of a spoon. Spread to the sides of the cake and crease when the frosting becomes firm.✦ You can decorate the cake with candied cherries, nuts, etc.

Recipe #2

Ingredients

Egg yolks, 2 (beaten)

Softened butter, 4 oz

Milk, 2 tbsp.

Salt, ⅛ tsp.

Confectioners' Sugar, 4 cups

Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon

Directions✦ In a medium-sized bowl, take butter and beat till it achieves a soft consistency.✦ Add salt to the butter followed by a portion of sugar and do not forget to beat vigorously after every addition.✦ Put in the vanilla and the egg yolks to the mixture and stir till all the ingredients are completely blended.✦ Put in the remaining portion of sugar, alternating it with milk till it achieves a smooth consistency.✦ Spread on the cake evenly and decorate it as per your wish.

Recipe #3

Ingredients

Whipped cream, 1 carton

White frosting mix, 1 package

Directions

✦ This is the easiest cake frosting recipe and can be made within no time. All you have to do is take whipped cream and white frosting mix in a bowl and blend them by stirring continuously till it achieves a thick consistency.✦ Now, take the frozen ice cream cake and spread over it thoroughly and again keep it in the freezer.✦ Only when the frosting is completely frozen can you take it out and decorate it. However, it is also important to freeze the cake again after decorating it.

These were some of the mouth-watering frosting recipes that you can easily make at home. To decorate the cake, you can place chopped fruits, nuts, and candies on top of the frosting. So, if a birthday is coming up in your family, for a change, try baking a cake and top it with one of these luscious frosting recipes.